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how to be a gardener - The complete online guide

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Know your plot

Understand plants

Planting schemes and themes

Practical planting

Caring for your garden

Problem solving

The productive garden

The gardening year

Go further

Plant lists

Interactives

Glossary

Credits

Programme information

Help with plugins

Gardening newsletter

Site map

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Module 1

Module 2

Module 3

Module 4

Module 5

Module 6

Module 7

Module 8

Site map

Print page

Credits
Frequently asked questions
Glossary
Go further
Help with plugins
Interactives
Plant lists
Programme information

Module 1 - Know your plot
Introduction
Assessing your plot
    Light
    Temperature
    Wind
    Moisture
Analysing your soil
    Soil types
    Soil pH
Drawing a survey
Test your knowledge

  Videos

• Light levels research
• The importance of light
• Plants need water
• The origins of soil
• Organic manure

• Annuals
• Tender annuals
• Herbaceous perennials
• Planting perennials
• Spring flowering bulbs
• Theatre garden

• Planting styles
• Planning new borders
• Colour wheel
• Survival of the fittest
• Planting plan part 1
• Planting plan part 2
• Choosing healthy plants
• How to dig

• Planting preparation
• Sealing your fertiliser

• Basic tools
• Deadheading
• Pruning bush roses
• Pruning hedges
• Watering container plants
• Soil moisture

• Companion planting
• Weed control
• Slugs and snails
• Keeping plants healthy

• Basic principles of growing vegetables
• Growing seasonal vegetables
• Making a vegetable plot
• Making a compost heap

• Winter tasks
• Late-flowering borders